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Filipino Canadians are Asian Canadians who trace
their ancestry to the Philippines or Filipino people.
Filipino-Canadians are also a subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos.

Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th
century. To date, there are currently around 400,000 Filipino
Canadians in Canada, most of them living in urbanized areas. This
number is growing yearly due to Canada's more liberal immigration
laws to compensate for their low population growth.
Filipino-Canadians are the third-largest Asian-Canadian group in the nation after the
Indian and Chinese communities. They are also the largest Southeast Asian group in the country. Between
the years of 2001 and 2006 the Filipino community in Canada grew
from 308,575 to 410,695 or a growth of about 33%, compared to the
rest of Canada which only grew by about 5%. On average, Canada
received about 20,500 Filipino immigrants every year between 2001
to 2006. Assuming this annual growth, the population is expected to
hit 500,000 by 2010.

History

The first Filipinos migrated to Canada in 1931. In 1950, 10
Filipinos were recorded in Manitoba. These first generation
Filipino-Canadians were mainly women who worked as nurses, teachers
and in the health sector. These first Filipinos came from the
United States to renew their visas after they had expired in hopes
of returning to the United States. Most of these women returned to
the United States but some decided to stay in Canada. From 1946 to
1964, the total of Filipinos in Canada was 770. During the 1960s,
Canada recruited more professionals, mostly from the United States
with some coming directly from the Philippines. Most of these
nurses, technicians, office workers and doctors arrived in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the late 1960s, more Filipinos came to
Winnipeg to work in the garment industry. During the 1970s, most
Filipinos came directly from the Philippines to Winnipeg to work in
clerical, sales and manufacturing fields. In the late 1970s, more
Filipinos came to join their relatives who worked in Canada under
the family reunification program. More and more Filipinos decided
to settle in Ontario, particularly in Toronto, where jobs were
prospering. During the 1980s, Canada saw an influx of Filipino
contract workers, many who found work as live-in caregivers. Many
of these contact workers, later became landed immigrants under the
Live-In Caregiver Program. During the 1990s, more Filipinos came as
families and independents instead of being sponsored by family or
being recruited as contract workers. From 1990 onwards, there has
been a steady flow of Filipinos entering Canada, with about 10 to
20 thousand coming in every year. As of December 2008, the
Philippines took over China as Canada's leading source of
immigrants.

Settlement

The Greater Toronto Area ("GTA") is home to the largest Filipino
community in Canada with about 1 out of 2 Filipinos in Canada
calling the GTA home. The Filpino community in the GTA grew from
133,680 in 2001 to 181,330 in 2006 representing a growth of 35% in
5 years. On average, the GTA receives 9,500 Filipinos immigrants
every year. Filipinos living in the GTA number around 200,000
making them the fourth largest visible minority behind the Chinese,
Indian and Black communities. Tagalog is the seventh most-spoken
language in the city of Toronto. There are smaller Filipino populations in
other municipalities such as Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Pickering, Ajax, Richmond
Hill and Oakville.

There are many religious, town and sport associations in the
Greater Toronto Area. The Filipino Centre Toronto ("FCT") provides
health, educational, social and commercial services to the
community. It also assists newcomers to the City of Toronto by
providing immigration and settlement services. Another organization
established for the community is the Philippine Independence Day
Council ("PIDC") whose members represent various other associations
in Ontario. PIDC organizes numerous events for the Filipino
community including the annual Mabuhay Philippines! Toronto Summer
Festival.

Media

Several newspaper outlets, radio programs, and television programs
in Toronto operate to serve the Filipino community, and to
broadcast news and information from around the GTA and from the
Philippines. These media outlets are all members of the Philippine
Press Club of Ontario.

Vancouver is home to the second largest Filipino community in
Canada with nearly 94,000 Filipinos residing there. Filipinos in
Vancouver make up the third largest Asian Canadian and visible
minority group behind the Chinese and East Indians. Most of British
Columbia's 94,000 Filipinos reside in the Greater Vancouver Area
where the jobs are concentrated. About 1 out of 5 Filipinos in Canada call
Metro
Vancouver home.
They contribute to the city's economy greatly like many of the
Asian-Canadians. Vancouver is also home to the only branches of
Goldilocks Bakeshop in Canada
with 2 as of 2008. It is the only city in the country served by
Philippine Airlines.

Winnipeg is home to nearly 50,000 Filipinos making them the third
largest Filipino community in Canada. The Filipino community in
Winnipeg is the largest visible minority group in Winnipeg ahead of
the Chinese-Canadians and Indo-Canadians (but excluding aboriginal
Canadians, who are not counted as a "visible minority" by
Statistics Canada). Winnipeg is home to the oldest Filipino
community in Canada with Filipino immigration to Winnipeg beginning
before 1950. Winnipeg was home to the largest Filipino community
before the 1980s. About 1 out of 10 Filipinos in Canada call
Winnipeg home. There is also Filipino community
centre called The Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba (PCCM)
providing social and service to the Filipino community and also
holds events such as Folklorama. There
are a lot of Filipino politicians that live in Winnipeg. There are
also Filipino newspapers such as The Pilipino Express News
Magazine, The Filipino Journal, Ang
Peryodiko and others. There is also a radio station, CKJS, which broadcasts Filipino related news, music,
lifestyle and much more.

Calgary is home to over 25,000 Filipinos making them the fourth
largest Filipino community in Canada. Filipinos started coming in
droves in Calgary in the early '80s and '90s. They mostly came as
professionals and employees of the service industry. Many of them
have also established their own family businesses and are
contributing greatly to the city's vibrant economy.

The fifth largest Filipino community in Canada, Montreal is home to
nearly 25,000 Filipinos. Filipinos in Montreal are concentrated in
the Cote-des-Neiges area and around Decarie Expressway, both areas have many
Filipino establishments and professional offices.The
Filipino
Association of Montreal and Suburbs is an advocacy group for
Filipino Canadians active in and around the city of Montreal, Canada.It is the
oldest such association in Quebec. Many
of Filipino Canadians in Montreal (or the entire Quebec province)
are fluent in French.

According to the 2006 National Census, 21,150 Filipinos live and
work in the Edmonton Capital
Region. Various Filipino associations celebrate the culture and
take part in large metropolitan
events such as the Edmonton
Heritage Festival. In 2002, the Filipino community presented
its home nation as the "Featured Country" during Capital Ex (formerly Klondike Days).Edmonton is also the home of the Philippine Cultural
Society, the Philippine Choral Society, and the Kakalagan Dance
Society.

Radio station CKER-FM also broadcasts
community programming to Filipinos in Edmonton.

The
National Capital Region made up of the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec is home to
the sixth largest Filipino community in Canada with nearly 10,000
Filipinos residing in Canada's capital. Ottawa is also the
home of the Philippine Embassy and ambassador to Canada.

Southwestern Ontario is home to almost 10,000 Filipinos.
Most of
them live in the cities of Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener, London and Windsor. Southwestern Ontario is home to a
successful and thriving Filipino community.

The city of Hamilton situated on the western shore of Lake Ontario
is home to over 5,000 Filipinos. Hamilton is home to the first
Filipino community centre and school in Canada both opening in the
early 80s and late 70s, respectively.

The Niagara region on the south shore of Lake Ontario is home to
nearly 3,000 Filipinos. They form a tight knit community
concentrated in the cities of St. Catharines and Niagara Falls.Niagara-on-the-lake is home to a very successful community and the only
town to have had a Filipino mayor in Canada, Arturo
Viola.

The northern territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories and
Nunavut have a Filipino community of about 975, despite an
extremely cold climate. The Filipino community has grown steadily
from 735 in 2001. Filipinos in the Northwest Territories make the
largest visible minority group there with a population of 690.
Filipinos in the Yukon Territory are the second-largest minority
group to the Chinese with a community of 210 living there. Nunavut
has a growing Filipino population of 75. The territories received
about 50 Filipinos on average a year from 2001 to 2006.

Artists

Romi C.Mananquil - professional artist and
founder of the Philippine Artists Group [71889]. His art
work was used in the 1 and 2 peso coin in the Philippines and his 5
peso vignette called "Declaration of Philippine Independence" was
also used in the 100,000 peso centennial note, a Guinness Book of
Record holder [71890]